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Selective abortions of female fetuses will no longer be legal in India following the passing of a new bill in both houses of parliament. Under the new bill - the Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques Bill - doctors who offer to identify the sex of a fetus will be struck off the medical register and will face three years in prison and a fine of 10000 rupees (200). Pregnant women who undergo tests to detect the sex of their fetus will be subject to the same fine and prison term.